r/victorinox • u/Beethoven_says • 17h ago

Identify this Elinox (& logo)?

I found this in my father's belongings. It says 'Elinox' on one side of the blade, and Victorinox/Switzerland/Stainless/Rostfrei on the other. The logo confuses me as I can't find a Messerli company that was founded in 1876 (I assume that's why the date is there). Any help appreciated!

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u/MisterHerrH 16h ago

Messer is German for knife and the ' li ' on the end usually a cute way of saying small. So little knife, small knife etc.

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u/Beethoven_says 15h ago

Thanks. Yes, I found out about the word 'little knife' but it seems more of a company/person name. It seems there was an Albert Messerli born in 1876 (date on the logo), and the Messerli company wasn't created until the 20thC.

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u/fog_hornist 12h ago

rather a giveaway from a company named after its owner ("Messerli") that was founded in 1876 and survived till the date u/Punished-Again mentioned..